Five+Key+Questions+Framework+for+Literary+Theory+Exploration 

==== In //Interpreting Young Adult Literature: Literary Theory in the Secondary Classroom//, Moore (1997) advocates for the use of Jefferson & Roby’s (1986) Five-Question Framework for Literary Theory Exploration when analyzing texts with regard to the interplay among writer, reader, text, and world. This can be a helpful framework for any ELA teacher! ====

1. How does the theory define the literary qualities of the text?

 * // [TEXT ONLY] //

2. What relation does the theory propose between the text and the author?

 * //[TEXT and AUTHOR]//

3. What role does the theory ascribe to the reader?

 * //[READER / ROLE OF READER]//

4. How does the theory view the relationship between text and reality?

 * //[TEXT and REALITY]//

==== 5. What status does the theory give to the medium of the text, and to the language of the text? ====
 * //[MEDIUM OF TEXT and LANGUAGE OF TEXT]//


 * Source: ** Jefferson, A., and Robey, D. (1986). Introduction to // Modern Literary Theory: A Comparative Introduction, 2nd ed., // 7-23. Totawa, NJ: Barnes and Noble.